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Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.
Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” in the r...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Case 15 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, u...
Case 22 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and d...
Case 9 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whe...
Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “State whether it was prespecified and how…” is an excerpt from the di...
Case 33 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...
Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” as a row...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Case 27 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the answe...
Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...